Post A61F2oRu8TLE7tbvNY by DotardTed@noagendasocial.com
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(DIR) Post #A60p6RpPaFrOJqg93I by Lonestar@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-07T19:09:36Z
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It's past time our public school systems start educating American children to fill jobs we actually need. Houses and buildings don't grow from the dirt - somebody must build 'em. Nothing wrong with working in the construction trades and it's time to make it cool again. Where Have All the Carpenters Gone?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP0egqOivKc
(DIR) Post #A60ufID3pwOoOUAvCa by WoodyRR@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-07T20:11:54Z
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He is so correct.I spent my career as a general Carpenter - not for the money. There is scarcely little of it, but because I enjoyed having the knowledge and skills to build or repair, in a workmanlike manner, just about anything from foundation to roof - from framing to drywall to cabinets and trim. 1/2@Lonestar
(DIR) Post #A60wvCdCXpFRdP7HCS by DeWalt@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-07T20:37:12Z
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@Lonestar They learned to code.
(DIR) Post #A61BfpjGuVPXZd5L4C by Cbvheartland2@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-07T23:22:28Z
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@Lonestar Best advice I can give after 30 + years in the construction business is to become fluent in Spanish, By the way that's what happened to young people not wanting to work for illegal immigrant wages.
(DIR) Post #A61F2oRu8TLE7tbvNY by DotardTed@noagendasocial.com
2021-04-08T00:00:16Z
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Mike Rowe is fighting back:https://www.mikeroweworks.org/Blue Collar Logic has the best explanation of what has happened to the construction trades -- in California anyway!@Lonestar #DotardHistory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkXhx9wIbio
(DIR) Post #A61J5IypzZL5DGSVoe by 68sawtooth@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-08T00:45:32Z
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@Lonestar I have a remodel business and no one has skills or wants to work. My best assistant is a retired spec ops guy that I trained and we make an awesome team. This is a built in fireplace with flat screen job we just started. We are matching the siding to look like it was not added. Will be really nice when done. Weather was nice today with the pollen count off the scale
(DIR) Post #A61VMWCTIDgiaQoIsK by Mikkall@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-08T03:03:07Z
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@Lonestar Maybe Mike Rowe can answer that question. He's been trying for years.
(DIR) Post #A62UtwoFTXLFsFogxk by Lonestar@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-08T14:32:40Z
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@68sawtooth - Great trade... and good job from what I can see!
(DIR) Post #A62VCqckhGWmBzS3l2 by Lonestar@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-08T14:36:04Z
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@68sawtooth I've thrown together a wood shop in my garage and don't work for anyone but myself. Our 5 year old grandson is always (getting in the way) er, helping .. and I try to encourage his interest. Sadly, carpentry doesn't hold the same attraction that video games do. I'm not surprised that kids these days are prone to do what they're doing. I suppose our challenge becomes how we reverse this alarming trend.
(DIR) Post #A62XOnK4zoxJKyXfOK by Lonestar@social.quodverum.com
2021-04-08T15:00:39Z
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@LynBertrang - not surprised. the approach to *recruiting* for the trades also has to change. when learning a trade is considered as inferior to earning a college degree, it won't attract the best and brightest. becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy to so speak. for the greater good of our nation, we need smart, motivated and talented people in the trades. let's work to COMPEL our schools to get with the program.